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Article: Schools Shine a Positive Light on Indians
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- November 24, 1994
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There was just one tiny Pilgrim cutout on Lenora Steinkamp's
D.C. classroom wall even though Thanksgiving was less than 24 hours
away.
Every nook and cranny was filled with symbols of American Indian
culture and history. In one corner sat colorful drums, beads and
tepees made by Steinkamp's kindergartners at John Eaton Elementary
School in Northwest Washington.
Hanging from the ceiling were Indian sand paintings. On the
floor children sprawled, cutting out paper versions of buffalo-hide
vests. And at a table, children ground corn to make fry bread.
At a D.C. high school a few miles away, 11th-graders heatedly
discussed the stereotypes they've learned over the years about
Indians. ...